Just Do What's Right For

Try Stuff. I Also Used To Believe That It's Better To Be Smart Than Lucky Because If You're Smart You Can Out-think The Competition. I Don't Believe That Anymore-this Is Not To Say That You Should Strive For A High Level Of Stupidity. My Point Is That Luck Is A Big Part Of Many Successes, So (a) Don't Get Too Bummed Out When You See A Bozo Succeed; And (b) Luck Favors The People Who Try Stuff, Not Simply Think And Analyze. As The Chinese Say, "one Must Wait For A Long Time With Your Mouth Open Before A Peking Duck Flies In Your Mouth."

Smart, Well-meaning People Get It Wrong When They Start Believing That The World Owes Them Something And That The Rules Are Different For Them.

The More Popular A Person Thinks He Is In The Blogosphere, The Thinner His Skin And The Thicker His Hypocrisy. This Should Be Exactly The Opposite: The Higher You Go The Thicker The Skin And Thinner The Hypocrisy.

If You Must Use More Than Ten Slides To Explain Your Business, You Probably Don't Have A Business.

Coming From The U.s., You Tend To Look At One Homogeneous Market With 350 Million People. But In Europe, Every Country Has Its Own Customs And Laws.